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Marrakesh House transforms into a restaurant without walls for a “Fine Culinary Experience” and Green Holiday Party on December 10th

Avant-environmentalists Chef Rico and Helen McHugh of Go-Green Meetings and Events have partnered up to produce a truly unique culinary experience and holiday event at Marrakesh House on December 10th. The theme of the five course haute organic cuisine meal is “Think Globally – Eat Locally“  and taste buds won’t be the only things to benefit from Helen and Rico’s efforts as [...]

Marrakesh House featured in Variety’s special Event Planners Edition on October 19th!

‘Electric Car’ director greens events Marrakesh House offers eco-friendly party space By STEFFIE NELSON SHOWPLACE: Marrakesh House owner Chris Paine wanted to foster a sense of community in L.A. and show how green living can be both beautiful and high tech. More Articles: N.Y., L.A. soiree hot spots Venue Update: The other essentials “The greenest [...]

Black Book interview with Chris Paine

L.A. Q&A: Chris Paine By September 29, 2009 Tricia Romano Chris Paine is best known as the director of Who Killed the Electric Car?, a movie about how the car industry and politics nipped the explosive growth of the electric cars in the bud. But Paine is also a nightlife aficionado who loves the Burner [...]

LA Examiner focuses on Marrakesh House

Add to favorites Examiner Bio Go “green” Moroccan style for you party September 23, 5:03 PMLA Party Planning ExaminerGisele Perez Previous Next Comment Print Email RSS Subscribe Subscribe Get alerts when there is a new article from the LA Party Planning Examiner. Read Examiner.com’s terms of use. Email Address   Include other special offers from Examiner.com [...]

Saturday, September 26th at 2 pm, Marrakesh House hosts The Impro Theatre’s benefit performance of Jane Austen Unscripted

CocoEco Magazine features Maria Menounos at Marrakesh House

Posts Tagged ‘ Maria Menounos breezes into the sustainable Marrakesh House for our cover shoot on a very warm July afternoon. Sporting a cazh ensemble of shorts ’ A Day in the Life of A Greek/Green Goddess! (7) By Anna on September 16, 2009 Without announcement or fanfare, Maria Menounos breezes into the sustainable Marrakesh [...]

CocoEco Magazine features Marrakesh House

Inside Marrakesh (7) By admin By Nicole Landers eco consultant for eConnect Group Marrakesh’s by their Shellie Collierby Solar Panels Changing the world one home at a time is what Shellie Collier’s company Homage Design is doing.  Turning on her clients to efficient, healthier and cool ways to build responsibly and eco friendly is the [...]

Natural Home spotlights Marrakesh House

Green Architecture Spotlight: The Marrakesh House 6/22/2009 4:04:39 PM by Kristin Standley Tags: green architecture spotlight, sustainable architecture, green design, Marrakesh House, Chris Paine Hollywood is going green. On June 6, filmmaker Chris Paine (“Who Killed the Electric Car”) had a big debut. However, this time it wasn’t a film he was showing, but his newly remodeled, [...]

Opportunity Green on Marrakesh House

The Marrakesh House: A hidden oasis of sustainable living in Los Angeles Posted on 19. Jun, 2009 by Chathri Munasinghe in Art/Design A Tesla for valet? Yes, indeed. The electric sports car was part of the introduction lunch to the Marrakesh House, owned by Chris Paine. Paine, director of Who Killed the Electric Car?, purchased [...]

GOOD Magazine showcases Marrakesh House

LOOK: A Room with a Vision Posted by: Patrick James , Will Etling on June 15, 2009 at 10:00 am Two years ago, Chris Paine, the writer and director of Who Killed the Electric Car?, purchased a mid-century modern house on a hillside in Culver City, California. He bought it not only as a new [...]